Lucius Hunt


Lucius Hunt is an alternative Australian progressive rock band formed in late 2005. The band has four members: Sean Hayter, Ryan Brown, Mark Eggleton and Dylan Bell. The band hails from south of Brisbane, Queensland, and is recording their second album for the St. Cecilia Record label. The group released their first album titled Fear and Desire: The Conflict Within which contained 11 tracks in the later part of 2006.

History

The group formed after the breakup of post-punk hardcore band in May 2005. Prior to this, the band operated as throughout 2004 and released an 8-track self-titled EP. zer0cold disbanded briefly as the members worked on solo projects and participated in other groups of similar standing. In mid-2005, all three members of zer0cold reformed to pick up where they left off, and renamed the group . After a series of events involving confusion with the name, ASD became Lucius Hunt in December 2005. Lucius Hunt is commonly known for brooding lyrics and a dark, haunting style and sound which typifies the group.
The band describes itself on MySpace as follows:
The album Fear and Desire: The Conflict Within was released September 2006 and was a success in the Australian Independent Music Charts, reaching number 3 during January 2007. The band subsequently toured the album nationally throughout 2007 with positive results. The band has since been working in the studio to the follow-up to "F&D," tentatively titled The Black Pegasus according to the band's MySpace page, however recently, the band has stated the album is yet to be titled.
The band's main songwriter, lead guitarist and lead vocalist, Sean Hayter, was inducted into Australasian Performing Right Association as an Australian Songwriter in November 2007, and has since provided music for a number of independent films and projects, including the Red Sparrow project.

Members

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Some of the influences listed by the band members on the official band web site include; Refused, Coheed and Cambria, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Kyuss, The Mars Volta, Thursday, Between the Buried and Me, At the Drive-In, Sparta, Alexisonfire, Atreyu, Poison the Well, I Killed the Prom Queen, Weezer, The Blood Brothers, Boysetsfire, Thrice, My Chemical Romance, Muse, AFI, A Perfect Circle, Björk, Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, The Smashing Pumpkins, Killswitch Engage, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Dimmu Borgir among many others. The diversity of these influences has directly contributed to the band's original sound.

Touring

Following the success of their 2006 album Fear and Desire: The Conflict Within, Lucius Hunt kicked off their UK tour by playing at Glasgow's famous King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, the venue where Oasis were discovered. The tour finished in London with a gig at the lesser known venue the Jamm in Brixton. It was here that Ryan Brown was hit by a missile launched from the crowd, resulting in brief treatment in a nearby ER.
Lucius Hunt toured the UK in April and May 2008, playing England, Wales and Scotland. Upon returning to Australia, the members of Lucius Hunt began work on the follow-up to the cult hit album "Fear and Desire" by recording at the Hairy Lemon Studios. The band is recording their second, currently untitled album.

Discography

Note: This includes works created under the guise of zer0cold and A Static Dream.

Albums